Sunday Morning Coming Down

Jerry Herman's music was cheerful and uplifting.  I saw Carol Channing in "Helo Dolly" in St. Petersburg, Fl.  You left the theater happy. I don't know how deep the grooves were dug on that record.  It was played a lot at home.  Mr. Herman donated $300,000 to the "U" and the Ring Theater became the Jerry Herman Ring Theater. Along with Hello Dolly, he did the music and lyrics for Mame, Mack and Mabel, and La Cage Aux Folles and other shows. 

Edward VIII was the King of England and Dominions of The British Empire from January 20th 1936 until he abdicated the throne on December 11, 1936.  Ostensibly "to marry the woman he loved".  He didn't seem to fit in the Royal Family.  A second meaning of the term relates to refusal or avoidance of a position.  Resignation is very similar to abdication.  Impeachment is a form of removal from which according to our Constitution for cause by the Senate.  This removal process needs a 2/3 majority which is very unlikely at best at this time. Obviously voting a person out of office is the preferred route to take, it always has been, and it will be.  Both houses of congress should consider impeachment carefully and their roles in government as well. The House and the Senate both have roles in overseeing how government is functioning and complying with laws that are passed and signed by the President of either party. Oversight should be bi-partisan and on go...

Or it might have been: "I read the news today oh boy.  The front page of the Miami Herald above the fold is the NYT story about impeachment, 2) a follow up story about a prison beating that left a Florida woman prisoner with a broken neck and spinal cord, 3) the Miami Herald story of an armed robbery in Coral Gables that became a car jacking and car chase, that ended with a shootout that left four dead. Below the fold 1) a continuing story about sea levels rising in Florida faster than earlier projections,2) a teaser for a story on page 10 about possibly moving 5,000 to 7,000 troops to the Middle East to deter Iranian aggression, and finally 3) a teaser about "free and low cost events " at Miami Art Week. The Footer is an six column ad for the new Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. $2.00 at your local newsstand.

 I'm sure I will be discouraged by the outcome of the current impeachment proceedings because the current political atmosphere has deteriorated so much that there is little chance of a vote related to conscience related to the facts related to the whole   From the vary outset of the Trump campaign for the presidency I have had my concerns.  It started with questioning President Obama's place of birth and citizenship.  If you can believe that narrative and act to promote it as the truth for your own benefit and purposes, you will do anything if it fits what is happening at the moment. Where do we go from here?  I wish I knew but during the last ten years there have been few compromises on climate change, health care, foreign affairs, housing, public finance, taxes, immigration and other issues.  We don't even agree that in a democracy the goal should be to encourage people to vote. In the background fund raising and special interests run rampant. ...